Fuel Requirements By State

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I believe that means North Reformulated Gas. Not sure what the difference is.

The Milwaukee and Chicago market show this:
CHI/MIL RFG w/Ethanol

And the rest WI is white. However, we get the same junk Milwaukee does and I live in the white area.
 
I think we (NH) went from a 7.8 rvp to north reform. My fuel mileage has NEVER been this low in the winter - down 5mpg! I think the gvt is trying to reduce the specialty GEO local blends to make fuel distribution logistics less complex ior unworkable in times of crisis.
 
Ohio is one of 4 States with no gasoline regulations...so we get all the gas they cannot sell anywhere else regionally. Which means sometimes you get really good gas and sometimes you get garbage.
 
I thought it was a law in NY that we had to have 10% ethanol on all pumps.

I haven't seen a pump here in YEARS that did not say 10 percent ethanol added or something to that effect.

The only pumps that do not have it are the non taxed pumps on Indian reservations, but who knows where they get their gas, it may be ethanol also.

I notice a noticeable jump in mileage when I buy gas out of state in my car, especially from PA.
 
Thinnk the operative words are "might be". I am not convinced that the gas I get one county removed from the Kansas regulated county (Johnson County) is any different from the fuel in either Kansas City, MO or Johnson County, especially since that is where the pipelines and tank farms are. I seriously doubt they would send us anything different that what the larger markets are selling.

I do know that as I go west in Kansas, non-ethanol products are available, usually for a premium in price.
 
That map is confusing. It shows Iowa in the white and there is ethanol gasoline in Iowa. Heck, that's where they grow the largest volume of corn for ethanol.
 
This map seems pretty accurate to me. Every year I drive from Magnolia, TX to Ipswich, SD for some pheasant hunting. So I get to travel through several different map colors with my 1200 mile due North trip. My experience in the "white" areas is that they do offer E-10 gas at the gas stations. But it is usually just one grade of gas. More often than not, it is the premium grade since ethanol is a cheaper octane booster. The regular gas grades are usually 10-20 cents higher in price, even if they are a lower grade of gas. If the station only offers 87 and 89 octane, the 89 will be the E-10 blend.
 
The white areas are where there are no gasoline requirements. Gas stations are free to choose whether or not to sell all ethanol-free gas, all ethanol blended gas, or anything in between, depending on what their customers want to buy.

In Iowa, most stations have one nozzle labeled E10 (usually the cheapest), and the other one or two nozzles are straight gas.
 
Minnesota is labeled as 100% ethanol blend required, but last summer while passing through, I noticed most stations had one nozzle of straight gas with all sorts of serious looking warning labels saying it was only legal for use in older lawn equipment and boat motors, etc.

I guess this is one way for the gas stations to sell it legally. It puts the law breaking onus on the end consumer who might be using it "inappropriately".
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Kinda reminds me of the "green police" super bowl commercial.
 
RVP = Reid Vapor Pressure

CBG = Clean Burning Gasoline

CHI/MIL RFG = Chicago-Milwaukee Reformulated Gasoline

N RFG = Northern Reformulated Gasoline

S RFG = Southern Reformulated Gasoline

CA OXY CBG = California Oxygenated CBG

AZ CBG = Arizona

NV CBG = Nevada
 
I think thats close for MI i don't hardly see any ethanol stickers stating there's ethanol in the gas on the pumps around here unless they don't have to state it on the pumps?
 
I live in Tennessee, and like others, while my state is 90% white, nearly every station has the "up to 10% ethanol" sticker on the pumps. I only know of 2 stations out of 30-40 that claim to sell 100% gasoline. 1 of those stations did give me and my wife noticeably better fuel mileage, and the other gave horrible fuel mileage.

I just went back to getting BP, Shell, and Texaco. All those stations around me have the best gas. One particular Exxon station also gives good performance/mileage. It's all about finding the right stations around you, I suppose.
 
I believe some states require that gas stations state whether they have ethanol and some don't. In Oklahoma it is law. You will definitely see a drop in MPG if the gas contains ethanol.
 
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From the revision dates on Michigan MCLA Section 290.644 it appears the ethanol labeling law was dropped in 2003 for E0-E10. That's about how long it's been since I noticed a "10% ethanol" sticker.

The change over was complete by 2007. All grades of commonly available gasoline is E10 in Michigan.

Some states have specific requirements but Fuel Testers has compiled a simple list of ethanol labeling laws.
 
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